R. Madhavaraj, president of the Karnataka State Farmers Association and the State Unit of Hasirusena, has demanded that water be released into the Tungabhadra Left Bank and Right Bank canals until December 15 to save crops withering due to a monsoon rain deficit in Ballari district.

Archaeologists have identified a paired temple complex dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva at the site of a temple spire discovered five months ago during excavations behind a Jain temple near Kamal Mahal in Hampi, Vijayanagara district. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has described this as one of its most significant discoveries in recent years, noting the recovery of rare sculptural artifacts from the location.

Kavitha S. Mannikere, the District Magistrate of Hospet and Chairperson of the District Tourism Development Committee, has ordered that all tour guides operating in Hampi must mandatorily wear a uniform. The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Kamalapura Panchayat to prevent confusion among tourists and to facilitate the easy identification of official guides.

A fire broke out at the Bamboo Bazaar near Valmiki Circle in Hospet on Thursday night, resulting in substantial damage to local shops. The incident, which is suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, prompted a rapid response from the fire department.

A young man from Guttur in Yelaburga taluk of Koppal district has lost Rs 6. 10 lakh after falling victim to a cyber fraud scheme involving a fake BSNL tower installation advertisement on Instagram. Dhariyappa, the victim, contacted the mobile number provided in the ad, where fraudsters promised Rs 60 lakh as an advance payment and Rs 50,000 monthly rent for installing a tower.

In a village near Tekkalakote in Siruguppa, residents are forced to place bed sheets, slippers, and bags to reserve their spots in long queues for Aadhaar registration and corrections at the local Naadakachery center. The intense heat makes it impossible for people to stand for hours, leading to this makeshift arrangement to secure their place in line.

Hampi is set to take a significant step towards protecting its historic monuments, with authorities preparing to impose a permanent ban on the movement of large vehicles in the heritage zone. The move comes ahead of the visit of a UNESCO team to Hampi, with preparations underway to review the condition of monuments and the overall management of the World Heritage Site. Restricting large vehicles is expected to be an important part of efforts to reduce pressure on the historic structures and their surroundings.

A Central government expert team is scheduled to visit Vijayanagara district on Monday, October 5, to evaluate the severity of the ongoing drought. The district administration is preparing to claim Rs 249 crore in compensation, citing significant crop losses across 2.71 lakh hectares of agricultural land.

A sub-committee has been constituted to study and report on the removal of silt from the Tungabhadra reservoir, with its inaugural meeting held at the Tungabhadra Board office in Hospet on Thursday. The committee was formed following instructions from the Central Water Commission to investigate silt management practices in reservoirs across the country.

Yallappa Padasali, an auto-rickshaw driver in Koppal, has seen both of his children secure MBBS seats despite the family's severe financial hardships. His daughter, Jyothi Padasali, is currently pursuing her medical degree at a college in Ujire after securing admission in 2024, while his son, Manjunath, recently earned the 561st rank in the NEET 2026 examination to gain admission to Mysore Medical College.

A successful mock rescue operation was carried out at the Hospet railway yard in Vijayanagara district on Wednesday, demonstrating emergency protocols for a train derailment involving 18 trapped individuals. The drill simulated a scenario where a passenger train traveling from Hubballi to Tirupati derailed, causing one coach to fall onto another, with 18 people trapped inside.

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has given its first-stage approval, subject to conditions, for JSW Energy PSP Three Limited's 300 MW Narihalla Pumped Storage Project (PSP) near Taranagar and Shankarapur villages in Sandur taluk. The ₹2,215 crore project will use the existing Narihalla reservoir as the lower reservoir and a new reservoir near Taranagar as the upper reservoir.